Genuine Bookes Politickal for the Yeare        Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values19 reviews Philippe Sands Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 the terror of torture + Best torture evidence to date + A reminder of the banality of evil + The trail of torture             Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance1 review Mike Moore Independent Institute, 2008 Brilliant book on how we must avoid military confrontations in orbital space The numerous blurbs by prominent professionals and educators on the back jacket of Mike Moore's "Twilight War," a masterful book about the dangers of any nation attempting to militarily dominate orbital space, make a compelling case for the timeliness and importance of this book. As a lay person, ...             Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy38 reviews Charlie Savage Little, Brown and Company, 2007 Those who warp the Constitution and evade accountability + TAKEOVER + The History of the Unitary Executive Theory. + Great Read! Well written, accessible, compelling, and disturbing + Well-Done Warning of Power Abuses             The Plot to Seize the White House: The Shocking True Story of the Conspiracy to Overthrow FDR22 reviews Jules Archer Skyhorse Publishing, 2007 A great book that should save as a warning for today + lost history + Greatest American Hero + "Fascinating and alarmingly true!" - Time Magazine             Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation3 reviews Eyal Weizman Verso, 2007 Highly original, powerful + Space, power and illusion + A new perspective on a familiar topic Weizman's analysis of the articulation (division, consolidation, dimensionality, etc.) of space as a primary expression of political power is highly original in approach, full of extraordinary insights, and provides a powerful moral argument against the occupation of Palestine. While some writers ...             Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing7 reviews Tim Shorrock Simon & Schuster, 2008 Good Intentions, Bad Results + Excellent Subject, Many Facts, But Not Impartial + A whole new world + Useful Contribution, Neglects Outputs & Constituencies             Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond2 reviews Jameel Jaffer, Amrit Singh Columbia University Press, 2007 Required Reading for Bush Apologists + Very Informative You won't find many of the usual right wing nut jobs reviewing this book, because it is very hard to libel documentary evidence. In law, we say "res ipsa loquitor," or "the thing speaks for itself." And this book has delivered the goods: documentary evidence in spades. If you don't come away from ...             Israel and the Clash of Civilisations: Iraq, Iran and the Plan to Remake the Middle East3 reviews Jonathan Cook Pluto Press, 2008 Important to know about this point of view + The Truth about the Middle East Amidst the flood of neo-conservative diatribe, I found this book a refreshing attempt to present an oppressed viewpoint that has no place in the mainstream American media (in print or on screen). No matter how you turn it, there is merit that the Bush Administration would win hands down the title ...             Empire and the Bomb: How the U.S. Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World Joseph Gerson Pluto Press, 2007 The United States is the only country to have dropped the atomic bomb. Since the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, every U.S. president has threatened nuclear war. This concise history shows how the United States has used nuclear weapons to bolster its imperial ambitions. Leading nuclear specialist and peace campaigner Joseph Gerson explains why atomic weapons were first built and used---and ...             Oil Crusades: America Through Arab Eyes2 reviews Abdulhay Yahya Zalloum Pluto Press, 2007 An essential book on oil, exploitation and cover-ups! I can only say forget that biased review this book is certainly on of the best when it comes to explaining why oil and US foreign policy need to be changed asap. As far as I can tell the sources are authentic ones. The book shows clearly how lopsided and unjust US foreign policy has been for the ...             The Cold War and After: Capitalism, Revolution and Superpower Politics (Critical Introductions to World ... Richard Saull Pluto Press, 2007 The Cold War is often presented as a power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States. Richard Saull challenges this assumption. He broadens our understanding of the defining political conflict of the twentieth century by stressing the social and ideological differences between the superpowers and how these differences conditioned their international behavior. Saull argues that ...             Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation8 reviews William F. Engdahl Global Research, 2007 Most Important Book of this New Century + If you control food, you control people (H. Kissinger) + Detailed Book on + Informative + Frankenfoods -- it's worse than you think             War in Heaven: Stopping the Arms Race in Outer Space Before It's Too Late1 review Helen Caldicott, Craig Eisendrath New Press, 2007 A Well Done anti-Bush Polemical This book is a history of the military uses of space, the treaties that exist about space, and the development of space oriented weapons. It is also a plea that we not militarize space. It is well written, well intended, well thought out but I'm afraid pointless. Mankind has militarized ...             The Search for Order: Historical Reflections on the Crisis of Grand Strategies Peter Gowan Verso, 2012 Vivid exploration of the sources and contradictions of the neoconservative worldview. This book argues that the Bush Administration's debacle in the Middle East is part of a much deeper crisis of American grand strategy. It offers a new way of thinking about the problems facing leading capitalist powers in formulating and managing grand strategies, and explores the nature of the current ...             Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy20 reviews Andrew Cockburn Scribner, 2007 Fine study of a 'ruthless little b******' and failure + Rumsfeld + Sadly Accurate + It Proved It Was Worse Than Thought.             Letters from Fort Lewis Brig: A Matter of Conscience Sgt. Kevin Benderman The Lyons Press, 2007             9/11 Contradictions: An Open Letter to Congress and the Press25 reviews David Ray Griffin Interlink Publishing Group, 2008 David Ray Griffin has an exceptional gift for grasping significant distinctions + The book Griffin Should Have Written in the First Place! + The emperor has no clothes + 911: A category not by itself + Extending The 9/11 Inquiry Farther Than Ever             Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq23 reviews Dahr Jamail Haymarket Books, 2007 Honest and Powerful + A Personal Report from Iraq + Really good journalism + A Report from the American Oil Colony Unredacted + Unembedded Reporting             Protesting Power: War, Resistance, and Law (War and Peace Library)1 review Francis A. Boyle Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007 If you're going to do it, then you need to know how to defend yourself. Protesting Power: War, Resistance, and Law If you're seriously contemplating an act of civil resistance to protest GWB's disastrous war, or to protest any portion of the military industrial complex that keeps such wars going, this book is a must read. If you've already committed such an act, then ...             Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush11 reviews Robert Parry, Sam Parry and Nat Parry The Media Consortium, 2007 Buy it. Read it. + Great + Bush isn't the only one at fault. + NECK DEEP A Review              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Portugal: Southern Coast & Lisbon we recommend Honest and Powerful leave a comment home  impressum - about us